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Prologue ix
Series Page xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xv
About the Author xvii
Photo Credits xix
On Health and Behavior-An Introduction 1
Introduction: The Links Between Health and Behavior 3
The Setting: Daily Life 3
The Questions 4
The Complex Social-Ecological Web 6
In This Book 7
Your Thoughts? 8
Chapter Questions 8
References 9
Health Issues and Behavior 11
Obesity 11
Youth Violence 14
HIV/AIDS 16
Behaviors, Theories, and Interventions 18
Chapter Questions 19
References 20
On the Roots of Behavior-A Multidisciplinary Survey 23
Social/Behavioral Theory and Its Roots 25
Thinking about Theory 25
The Context of Theory in the Western Tradition 26
Antecedents 29
Chapter Questions 33
References 34
Individual Health Behavior Theories 35
What AreWe Talking About? 35
The Health Belief Model (HBM) 35
The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB)/Formerly Known as the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) 39
Two Models of Behavior Change in Stages: The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) and Precaution Adoption Process Model (PAPM) 42
Chapter Questions 48
References 49
Social, Cultural, and Environmental Theories (Part I) 51
What Are We Talking About? 51
Social Cognitive Theory (SCT)/Formerly Known as Social Learning Theory 51
Social Network Theory 56
Social Process Theories and Approaches: Diffusion of Innovations (DOI) and Social Marketing 58
Chapter Questions 63
References 64
Social, Cultural, and Environmental Theories (Part II) 65
Communications Theory 65
Community and Organizational Change 69
Political Economy 72
Anthropology and Cultural Theory: Behavior as Adaptation; Behavior as Meaningful and Symbolic 73
Chapter Questions 77
References 78
Doing Something About It: The Ecological Perspective and the Move From Theory to Practice 79
Where Do You Start? Picking Your Battles 79
Planning Approaches-A Sampler Precede-Proceed 80
Chapter Questions 89
References 90
Putting Theory Into Practice 91
Communities and Populations As Focus For Health Promotion Programs 93
Community Intervention, or Intervention in a Community? 93
Community Intervention and the Complexity of Communities 97
Communities As Experts 98
Population-Based Health Promotion 98
Tailoring 99
Sustainability 101
Chapter Questions 101
References 102
Application of Theory: Schools and Worksites 103
Settings for Intervention 103
Schools 103
Workplace Settings 107
Chapter Questions 112
References 113
Application of Theory: Communications Campaigns 115
Communicating Through the Public Media 115
Communications Campaigns 116
Media Advocacy 118
Health Behavior Theory and Communications Campaigns/Mass Media Campaigns 120
Program Examples 121
Chapter Questions 123
References 124
Application of Theory: Global Health 125
The Setting: Health in the Global Context 125
The Global Health System 127
Theory and Its Application 128
Health Behavior Theory and the Global Setting 130
Program Examples 133
Chapter Questions 135
References 136
Application of Theory: High-Risk and Special Populations 137
Introduction 137
Applying Behavioral Theory to High-Risk Populations and Contexts 139
Harm Reduction Approaches to Addressing High-Risk Behavior 142
Generative Approaches to Understanding Risk Behavior 143
Chapter Questions 148
References 149
Evaluation: What Is It? Why Is It Needed? How Does It Relate to Theory? 151
Introduction 151
Evaluation and the Current Program Environment 151
The Types of Evaluation 152
Using a "Logic Model" to Set Up an Evaluation 154
On Evaluation Methods 156
What Kinds of Impact or Outcome? 159
Chapter Questions 160
References 161
Current Trends 163
Culture, Diversity, and Health Disparities: Are Current Theories Relevant? 155
Introduction 165
Why Health Disparities? 166
What to Do: How Is Theory Connected to Resolving Health Disparities? 168
Chapter Questions 173
References 174
Career Choices and Social/Behavioral Theory In Public Health: A Brief Introduction 175
Chapter Questions 112
The Possibilities 179
Index 181
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